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Sunday 5 September 1999European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Canon European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September 1999 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €1,250,000 EUR · Canon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/9°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/8°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 46 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/8°C · wind 6 km/h E, gusts 27 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 5 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Thomas Bjorn DEN · 272Led with six to play before three-putting the 13th; matched Westwood's eagle at 15 with a birdie, then bogeyed the 17th from a tee-shot bunker and missed a 12-foot birdie on the last. Golf: Westwood's three-in-a-row - The Independent
141 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Canon European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
6 September 1999
That was one of the best days I've ever had on a golf course,
The Independent
6 September 1999
I don't think you will see two guys play as well for a long time. Thomas should be proud of himself.
BBC News
5 September 1999
It was really enjoyable going head to head with Lee and I needed it because I've not been in contention for so long.
BBC News
5 September 1999
The big difference in the end is that Lee's been doing this regularly and I haven't. He was so calm.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjorn | 72 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 3 | Alex Cejka | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Sam Torrance | 75 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Marc Farry | 70 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 70 · 73 · 72 · 65 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Ignacio Garrido | 70 · 76 · 66 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Sven Struver | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Patrik Sjoland | 72 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Nick O'Hern | 71 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 281 | |
| T9 | Eduardo Romero | 70 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Stephen Field | 68 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 36, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet